Composite Feature Modeling and Retrieval

摘要

Feature-based intelligent design and manufacturing systems in the Internet environment are an evolution of traditional geometric and solid modeling systems. This paper presents some novel algorithms including a new face-base representation, composite feature modeling and retrieval technology, and efficient communication mechanism, to construct an interactive framework for composite feature modeling and retrieval. The proposed system consists of a feature modeler developed on Wolfram Research Mathematica, Java and Java 3D enabled GUI (graphical user interface), and DB (database). Experiments demonstrate that this system reflects designers' intent properly and is user-friendly to experts coming from various technical backgrounds. This paper provides some fundamental principles for composite feature modeling and retrieval in web-based distributed environment.